Four members of a family were seriously injured in an attack at their home in one of Toronto’s wealthiest areas in Canada.
At around 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, three masked individuals forcibly entered the villa of David Morton, the executive director of Mac Group. He and his family members were at home at the time of the attack.
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The residence is located on Hyde Park Circle, a gated community in an affluent neighborhood where properties cost millions of dollars. Police said two of the suspects had handguns, while the third was armed with a hammer.
Morton and his two adult daughters, Maggie and Cristina Zohil-Morton, were wounded by gunfire. His wife, Doriana Zohil, was struck with a hammer.
All four family members were rushed to hospital. Toronto police Inspector Kristy Smith said two of them had suffered injuries with permanent consequences, while the other two had serious but non-life-threatening wounds. Authorities have not said which family members sustained the most serious injuries.
Police said the attackers demanded valuables from the home before a struggle broke out inside. During the confrontation, they fired several shots.
A source quoted by the Toronto Sun said the family members tried to resist the attackers and were shot during the struggle. According to the source, Morton and one of his daughters were wounded in the leg, while the other daughter was injured in the arm. The media reported that all four people were also struck on the head with a hammer.
After the incident, the suspects fled in an SUV. Police have not yet released a detailed description of them. Security cameras installed at the residence captured footage, which has now been handed over to investigators.
According to Inspector Smith, at this stage there is no evidence that the family or their home was deliberately targeted. Investigators are working to determine the motive and are checking whether the attackers had previously surveilled other homes in the area.
“Residents should feel safe in their homes,” Smith said, pledging that police would do everything possible to identify and arrest those responsible.
The inspector added that a recent increase in violent home robberies had been observed in Toronto’s affluent neighborhoods. She noted that although carjackings on the streets have declined, break-ins at homes—primarily targeting vehicles—have increased.
